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TODAY AT OSV
Throughout the Day:
- Ongoing Demonstrations – in the Tin Shop, Pottery Shop & Blacksmith Shop
- Preparing for Spring: Repairing Garden Tools in the Blacksmith Shop
- On the Farm: Meet and talk with visiting teams of oxen throughout the village performing all of the Spring work Necessary on a 19th century New England Farm, or meet with them at the Horse sheds in between work.
From Time to Time:
- Preparing for Spring: Repairing Garden Baskets at the Small House
- Visit the Freeman’s Root Cellar (at the Freeman Farm)
9:30-12:00 A Printer at Work
(in the Printing Office)
9:30-12:00 A Cabinetmaker at Work
(in the Cabinetmaking Shop across from A Child’s World)
9:30-12:00 Help Prepare the Freeman’s Garden for Spring: Planting with 19th Century Techniques
(at the Freeman Garden)
9:30-1:00 Free Craft: Make Your Own Seed Shaker Packet
(at the Visitor Center)
9:30-1:00 A Shoemaker at Work
(in the Shoe Shop)
10:00 Milking Demonstration
(at the Freeman Barn)
10:00 Forwarding Spring: A Discussion on Hot Frames
(at the Parsonage Garden)
10:00 Putting Food By: Preserving Food in the 19th Century
(meet by the Freeman Corn Barn)
10:30 Tales from the Farm: Children’s Story Readings
(at the A Child’s World exhibit)
10:00-12:00 Ask a Gardener: 19th Century Horticulture
(at the Freeman Garden)
10:00-1:00 Horse-Drawn Ride around the Countryside
(pick up near the Asa Knight Store)
11:00 Tips and Techniques to Prepare A Bed for Planting
(at the Parsonage Garden)
11:00 Visit with Laura Ingalls Wilder
(in the Parsonage Barn)
11:30 Let’s Talk About the Weather
(in the Bullard Tavern)
12:30 Musket Firing Demonstration
(outside the Bullard Tavern)
12:30 Visit with Laura Ingalls Wilder
(in the Parsonage Barn)
1:00-4:00 A Printer at Work
(in the Printing Office)
1:00-4:00 A Cabinetmaker at Work
(in the Cabinetmaking Shop across from A Child’s World)
1:00-4:00 Raising A New Arbor
(at the Fitch Garden)
1:00 A Guided Tour of the Towne House
(in the Towne House)
2:00 Try your hand at Ploughing
(in the Freeman Farm Fields)
2:00 Tales from the Farm: Children’s Story Readings
(at the A Child’s World exhibit)
2:00-4:00 A Shoemaker at Work
(in the Shoe Shop)
2:00 What’s Blooming in Mrs. Towne’s Garden: Spring Ephemerals
(at the Towne House Garden)
2:00-3:45 Make a Chick and Egg Thaumatrope
(in the Fitch House)
2:00-4:00 Help to Shell Beans and Peas
(at the Bixby House)
2:00-4:00 Tree and Shrub Care
(at the Freeman Garden)
2:30 Visit with Laura Ingalls Wilder
(in the Parsonage Barn)
2:30-3:50 Horse-Drawn Ride around the Countryside
(pick up near the Asa Knight Store)
3:00 The Fate Lady Predicts
(in the Fitch House)
THE ENVIRONMENTAL POINT OF VIEW
River Walk is open (entrance near the Sawmill)
Woodland Walk is open (entrance near the Graveyard)
Pasture Walk is open (entrance behind the Freeman Farm)
DINING & SHOPPING
9:00-3:30 Village Café
Proudly serving Red Barn® coffee, village made fudge, and from scratch cookies, muffins and breads.
9:30-4:00 Grant Store & Bake Shop (on the Common)
Famous for our chocolate chip cookies, maple coffee and Village-made wares.
11:00-3:00 Bullard Tavern (on the Ground Floor)
We have a wide array of lunch options available.
11:30-3:00 Village Scoop Shop
Ice cream, cookies, and beverages.
10:00-4:30 Museum Gift Shop & Book Store
Wide array of unique gifts, fabrics, books and Village-made wares available! Don’t have time? Shop online! Visit our online store at www.osv.org!